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Photo flashback – victory for the chip eaters by 60,997 votes

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I just happened to be going through some old photos – as you do. I chanced upon this photo from our Bournemouth conference last September. Those of us who have attended the odd conference know the drill – get together some candidates from our target seats for a fun photo on the sea front and then watch them not being elected in the subsequent general election.

It is all depressingly familiar – except this time all the candidates (including two sitting MPs) in this photo were elected – with combined majorities of 60,997!

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Maiden speech: Victoria Collins MP for Harpenden and Berkhamsted

Here is the text of the maiden speech of Victoria Collins MP for Harpenden and Berkhamsted, made in the House of Commons yesterday, 22nd July, at 9:15am:

The text is below:

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